I am very interested in your path that led you to 12ver Shia Islam. I have a lot of unanswered questions. I’ve had dialogue in the past with Shia Scholars ( who were born & raised Shia) but havent met anyone who is an American convert like myself who has made the transition from Sunni to Shia Islam. I know many brothers in America who’ve studied Islam for 8 to 10 years in places like Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Pakistan and India and who can access the Classical Texts in Arabic, but I dont know of any American brothers who have studied in Najaf or Qom. From what I understand, you have a PhD in Islamic Studies from Princeton University. What do you attribute to lack of Shia Scholarship from North America and the lack of Indigenous Shia Scholars, teaching and calling to the Way of Ahlul Bayt (as)

My prayer to Allah for you David Coolidge is my prayer for myself also. I pray that Allah Forgives you, that Hes Merciful with you, that He Comforts you and alleviates all anxiety, worries, discomfort and distress from your life. I pray that He Guides you and that He enriches you with His Generoud Provision. I pray that He Increases you in Faith and Certitude, that He Increases you in Taqwa, that He Increase you in Knowledge of Himself and His Religion, that He Increases you in Wisdom and Power, that He Increases you in the doing of Good Deeds that are loved by Him. I pray that He Gives you the Good of this World and the Hereafter and Saves you from Hell. I pray that He Guides your Mother and Father and extended Family members to Islam and that He makes you a Shining Light reflecting the Living Word and Spirit of the Quran to them and that He saves them from the Fire and Unites you all together in Paradise.

I hate myself too. I get so angry with myself I wish I could beat it to death with my fists and stomp and kick the life out of it. Each morning is my Ressurection, each night is my death and its Judgement Day all day long every day.

Wa Salaam

Mustafa

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